Profile
Mark L. Creede is a construction law attorney specializing in private and public work contract disputes involving mechanic's liens, stop notices, payment and performance bonds, subdivision bonds, commercial construction defect claims, change orders, delay, disruption, and acceleration claims, bid disputes, surety law, design professional liability and claims, insurance claims, litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He represents general engineering contractors, general building contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, owners, developers, architects, engineers, sureties, and insurance carriers. Mr. Creede is also a construction arbitration panelist with the American Arbitration Association and a member of the AGC California Legal Advisory Committee. Before practicing law, he was a construction engineer for six years, working for Johnson Controls, Inc., San Francisco Branch, specializing in mechanical, electrical, electronic, and digital control systems design and installation, project management, applications software, personnel training, and engineering department management. He is a past Chairman of the Fresno County Bar Association Construction Law Section and past member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Joaquin Valley Chapter. Mr. Creede earned his Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, from the School of Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and his law degree from University of San Francisco School of Law.
About Mark Creede
Admitted: 1987, California
Professional Webpage: www.lrplaw.net/attorneys/mark-l-creede/
Honors and Awards:
- Bachelor of Science, with Honors, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, School of Engineering
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Cogeneration Professional, The Association of Energy Engineers, 1991
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law; American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry; Past Chairman and Current Member, Construction Law Section, Fresno County Bar Association; Past Member, Board of Governors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Joaquin Valley Chapter
- Managing Partner - Lang, Richert & Patch
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Bullard High School Mock Trial Program, Judge
- Principal for a Day, Fresno California
- Community Food Bank, Fresno, California
- Central California Legal Services Pro Bono Challenge, 2011
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Numerous lectures and seminars to various organizations, including but not limited to ASHRAE, CALPASC, CELSOC, CSI, and San Joaquin School of Law, Remedies Class
Educational Background:
- BS with Honors, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, School of Engineering; JD, University of San Francisco School of Law